Coffee-tablet.



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0F MOROVIS, PORTO RICO.

COFFEE-TABLET.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 2, 1910. Serial No. 595,299.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, L Is B. GANDIA CAR- RERAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Morovis, in the Judicial District of Arecib0, Porto Rico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coffee- Tablets; and I do hereby declare the followof the invention, such as, will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to My improved composition consists of the following ingredients, combined and in the proportions stated, viz: dry cofi'ee extract,- completely solid, 60 gm.; sugar of milk, 270 (450%) gm.,sodium bicarbonate, 3.60' (6%) gm.; citric acid, 2.40 (4%) gm.; gum arabic, 10 (16%) gm.

In manufacturing the above-mentioned composition, the sugar of milk, which is a sweetened powdered substance taken from. the milk of a cow, and also known as lactose, and dry coffee extract, completely solid, are thoroughly mingled by trituration to reduce them to afine, uniform powder. This pow,- der must thenbe mixed with the gum arabic, sodium bicarbonate and citric acid, in order to obtain a fine and dry powder of sufiicient quantity when the ingredients are used in tablets, each containing 12 grams, or any number of tablets suitable to make different sized cups of coffee, 12 grams, however, being considered the proper number for obtaining the best results.

In using one of these tablets, a cup of milk or water should be heated,- and the tablet then applied with a little quantity of sugar obtained from sugar cane or the like either loaf sugar, refined sugar, moscalado, etc. to sweeten the same to suit the taste. f

Having thus fully described this invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The herein-described composition of matter, consisting of dry cofiee extract, sugar of milk, sodium bicarbonate, citric acid, and .gum arabic, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The herein-described composition of matter for making cofi'ee rapidly, consisting of dry coffee extract, completely solid, 60 gm.; sugar of milk, 270 gm.; sodium bicarbonate, 3.60 gm; citric acid, 2.40 gm.; gum arabic, 10 gm., the same to be mixed substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described.

Patented Aug. 29, 1911..

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature I 

